If you were expecting computer makers to start showing off netbooks and tablets running Google’s Chrome at Computex this week, it looks like you’ll have to wait a little longer. When Google first announced it was working on an operating system last year the company said it would be ready in the second half of […]
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Google: Chrome OS netbooks should cost $300 to $400
Google plans to launch its Chrome Operating System for netbooks later this year. The OS is built around a web browser, and the idea is that you’ll be able to boot your netbook and get online quickly to read news, watch videos, and interact with web-based applications for editing documents or pictures, or even video […]
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Google Chrome OS gets an app launcher — and so does the Chrome web browser
Google’s upcoming Chrome Operating System is designed to put the net back into netbooks. It’s basically an operating system built around a web browser. While it will have some offline capabilities that will allow you to do things like watch cached videos and read cached web sites while you’re not near an internet connection, the […]
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Acer could launch a Chrome OS netbook by mid-year
When Google announces it was working on an operating system for netbooks and other devices, the company said netbooks with Chrome OS would start shipping in late 2010. But it looks like Acer may be fast-tracking its first Chrome OS netbook for a mid-2010 launch. We already knew that Acer was working on a machine […]
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Samsung working on a Google Chrome OS netbook
Samsung is the latest PC maker to jump on the Google Chrome bandwagon. A Samsung rep in Australia says the company will launch a netbook with a 10.1 inch display and Google Chrome OS later this year. There’s no word on what kind of CPU will power the device, but it’s expected to have 3G […]
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Acer working on Chrome OS notebooks, App Store, eBook reader
Acer appears to be branching out into pretty much every new area that’s getting even a slight bit of buzz. Bloomberg reports that the company has a notebook running Google Chrome OS coming in Q3, 2010. After the initial launch, Acer plans to offer Chrome on as many as 10 percent of the company’s netbooks. […]
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Google Chrome netbook specs leaked?
There’s a rumor going around that Google isn’t just developing an operating system for netbooks (which we already know is true), but that company is also in the process of developing an actual netbook. While Google isn’t exactly known as a hardware maker, this rumor falls into the plausible category, since Google is also widely […]
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Is Google building a netbook?
A few days ago a contact tipped me off to the possibility that Google might not just be developing an operating system for netbooks, but that the company could actually be involved in building a netbook that it would sell under the Google brand name. You know, sort of like it’s expected to do with […]
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Google explains Chrome OS: What it means for netbooks
Google held a press event this afternoon to talk about the company’s upcoming Google Chrome operating system. Here’s the short version: It’s a light weight OS built to support the Google Chrome web browser. The only apps that you’ll be able to install will be web apps, although Google is working to ensure that Chrome […]
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Google Chrome coming next month? And to Loongson-powered netbooks?
It’s no secret that Google is working on an operating system aimed at netbooks (at least initially) called Google Chrome Operating System. But while the company announced a few months ago that the OS would be available as a developer preview by the end of the year and wouldn’t actually show up on devices until […]